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MY LITTLE TRANSFORMARE: FREINDSHIP IS MEKTON
Mekton Series Synopsis Sheet
Premise: Adventure/Sentai
Genre: Magitech, high on the magi & low on the tech.
Light, medium or serious?: Light
Realism: Not hardly!
Tech Level: High fantasy with modern conveniences
Starting Year: 1000MM (that's "Mare in the Moon," dated from the banishment)
Medical Technology: sterile tools/bandages and immunization, but most of the heavy lifting is magic/psi
New Technologies: Steam engines (based on the train having one but still being pulled by four Earth Ponies; clearly it's either not considered reliable enough for solo use or only used to back the train up/shuffle cars in the switchyard)
Special Rules: No G-factor, Bonk damage except in special circumstances
Role of the PCs: Adventuring party
Random, concept, or cinematic? Cinematic, PCs are primary characters. (play or replace the Mane Six); +15xp for 1/10 'Oid build and/or advancing skills (square root of scaled CP=xp, 25 hit kills) BOD assigned based on 'Oid build so don't put points in it, ESP stat frequently used.
Requirements: ATT 5, at least two points in ATT skills (they're pretty ponies! Or handsome, as the case may be.)
Limits: None
Pros & Templates: No pilot professions, space and technology skills must be adapted for a ground/sea based fantasy setting, and weapon skills default to Hoof-to-Hoof or Esper skills. Medical skills are used for 'Oids like the PCs, repair/design skills apply to magitech.
ESPers: Hoo yeah. Called magic.
ESPer PCs?: Cutie-Mark related powers only for Earth Ponies, justify them as weather magic for Pegasi, unlimited for Unicorns. A PC who does not have a Cutie Mark should be a juvenile and reserve 5 stat points to be assigned later, but will also receive 10 free xp when/if their Mark appears during the course of gameplay.
Power level: No starting skill above +5, Psi Points will recover between scenes.
Frequency of ESPers: Ubiquitous for ponies, rare otherwise.
Aliens?: Various other intelligent species also inhabit Equesstria. None from outer space... yet.
How Common?: If one shows up in town, they're likely to become the focus of at least one episode.
Alien PCs?: Mmmmmnah. Maybe later.
Government: Light-handed monarchy, remnant nobility
Culture: Pseudo-modern
Planets: Earth, Equestria region
Systems: Barring any magical dimensional shenanegans, Sol only.
Languages: English, Swahili (one canon speaker)
Superheroic or military?: Decidedly superheroic
Role of Mecha: Everyone has a custom 'Oid design
Availability: no piloted units beyond carts, foot scooters, and hang gliders
Requirements: Custom Transformation (Pony) - Pony form may have Handy applied to the mouth, entangling/tail, and/or feet/hooves as a form of (no ESPer check needed) pony magic, but is otherwise the same as Beast form.
Weaponry: Melee or SFX only, E-pools can be tapped for Psi points (5 power per 1 Psi, recovers between scenes)
MTS Systems Not Available: RAM, Reactive Shields, and Deflectors, Powerplant options other than charge, QCM except on Command Armor, ejection/escape pods, Lightspeed, space-related systems, flight other than wings or gravitics.
Weight Efficiency limit: 80%
Space Efficiency limit: 80% (track to half spaces/.25CP)
Standards: LS servos and armor up to HS for big Earth Ponies, Alpha refined armor max, 1-2k weapons before scaling (unless Shock/SFX Only.) May creep up later.
- CD, Mekton freakboi
--
"Anko, what you do in your free time is your own choice. Use it wisely. And if you do not use it wisely, make sure you thoroughly enjoy whatever unwise thing you are doing." - HymnOfRagnorok as Orochimaru at SpaceBattles
woot Med. Eng., verb, 1st & 3rd pers. prsnt. sg. know, knows
MY LITTLE TRANSFORMARE: FREINDSHIP IS MEKTON
Mekton Series Synopsis Sheet
Premise: Adventure/Sentai
Genre: Magitech, high on the magi & low on the tech.
Light, medium or serious?: Light
Realism: Not hardly!
Tech Level: High fantasy with modern conveniences
Starting Year: 1000MM (that's "Mare in the Moon," dated from the banishment)
Medical Technology: sterile tools/bandages and immunization, but most of the heavy lifting is magic/psi
New Technologies: Steam engines (based on the train having one but still being pulled by four Earth Ponies; clearly it's either not considered reliable enough for solo use or only used to back the train up/shuffle cars in the switchyard)
Special Rules: No G-factor, Bonk damage except in special circumstances
Role of the PCs: Adventuring party
Random, concept, or cinematic? Cinematic, PCs are primary characters. (play or replace the Mane Six); +15xp for 1/10 'Oid build and/or advancing skills (square root of scaled CP=xp, 25 hit kills) BOD assigned based on 'Oid build so don't put points in it, ESP stat frequently used.
Requirements: ATT 5, at least two points in ATT skills (they're pretty ponies! Or handsome, as the case may be.)
Limits: None
Pros & Templates: No pilot professions, space and technology skills must be adapted for a ground/sea based fantasy setting, and weapon skills default to Hoof-to-Hoof or Esper skills. Medical skills are used for 'Oids like the PCs, repair/design skills apply to magitech.
ESPers: Hoo yeah. Called magic.
ESPer PCs?: Cutie-Mark related powers only for Earth Ponies, justify them as weather magic for Pegasi, unlimited for Unicorns. A PC who does not have a Cutie Mark should be a juvenile and reserve 5 stat points to be assigned later, but will also receive 10 free xp when/if their Mark appears during the course of gameplay.
Power level: No starting skill above +5, Psi Points will recover between scenes.
Frequency of ESPers: Ubiquitous for ponies, rare otherwise.
Aliens?: Various other intelligent species also inhabit Equesstria. None from outer space... yet.
How Common?: If one shows up in town, they're likely to become the focus of at least one episode.
Alien PCs?: Mmmmmnah. Maybe later.
Government: Light-handed monarchy, remnant nobility
Culture: Pseudo-modern
Planets: Earth, Equestria region
Systems: Barring any magical dimensional shenanegans, Sol only.
Languages: English, Swahili (one canon speaker)
Superheroic or military?: Decidedly superheroic
Role of Mecha: Everyone has a custom 'Oid design
Availability: no piloted units beyond carts, foot scooters, and hang gliders
Requirements: Custom Transformation (Pony) - Pony form may have Handy applied to the mouth, entangling/tail, and/or feet/hooves as a form of (no ESPer check needed) pony magic, but is otherwise the same as Beast form.
Weaponry: Melee or SFX only, E-pools can be tapped for Psi points (5 power per 1 Psi, recovers between scenes)
MTS Systems Not Available: RAM, Reactive Shields, and Deflectors, Powerplant options other than charge, QCM except on Command Armor, ejection/escape pods, Lightspeed, space-related systems, flight other than wings or gravitics.
Weight Efficiency limit: 80%
Space Efficiency limit: 80% (track to half spaces/.25CP)
Standards: LS servos and armor up to HS for big Earth Ponies, Alpha refined armor max, 1-2k weapons before scaling (unless Shock/SFX Only.) May creep up later.
- CD, Mekton freakboi
--
"Anko, what you do in your free time is your own choice. Use it wisely. And if you do not use it wisely, make sure you thoroughly enjoy whatever unwise thing you are doing." - HymnOfRagnorok as Orochimaru at SpaceBattles
woot Med. Eng., verb, 1st & 3rd pers. prsnt. sg. know, knows